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Biden calls for Taliban to release Mark Frerichs, hostage in Afghanistan from Lombard

Frerich’s younger sister Charlene Cakora, who lives in Lombard, has been waging a campaign for her brother’s freedom, fearing he will be forgotten.

Chicago Sun-Times

Taliban to reopen public universities, no word on female students

Afghanistan's public universities, closed since the Taliban seized power in August, will reopen in February, the Taliban acting higher education minister said on Sunday, without specifying whether female students would be able to return.

Reuters

Biden calls on Taliban to release American hostage

U.S. President Joe Biden on Sunday called on Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to release a U.S. civil engineer who was abducted two years ago and is believed to be the last American hostage held by the Taliban.

Reuters

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U.N. report says Taliban have killed scores of former Afghan officials, others

A U.N. report seen by Reuters says the Taliban and its allies are believed to have killed scores of former Afghan officials, security force members and people who worked with the international military contingent since the U.S.-led pullout.

Reuters

Afghanistan's safety net collapsed after the Taliban's takeover. Now the brutal winter is here and famine is rife

While the Taliban maintains Afghanistan's food crisis has been exaggerated, some families are begging for scraps and shivering under one shared blanket to keep warm. For Seddiqa, every day is a struggle to keep her children alive.

ABC News

Pregnant journalist turns to Taliban for help after New Zealand rejects her application to return home

The reporter said it is ‘brutally ironic’ that the Taliban have assured her she would be safe

The Independent UK

Rejected by New Zealand, pregnant TV reporter Charlotte Bellis turns to Taliban

Charlotte Bellis says it is "brutally ironic" that she had once questioned the Taliban about their treatment of women but is now asking the same questions of her own government.

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Boris Johnson’s chief of staff ‘spent day watching cricket’ just before Kabul fell

Dan Rosenfield watched England v India at Lord’s three days before Taliban forces entered capital, according to reports

The Guardian - UK

Pregnant journalist turned to Taliban for help after she was locked out of New Zealand

A pregnant New Zealand journalist has said she had to turn to the Taliban for help after being locked out of her home country due to its strict coronavirus restrictions.

Evening Standard

Rejected by New Zealand, reporter turns to Taliban for help

A pregnant New Zealand journalist says she turned to the Taliban for help and is now stranded in Afghanistan after her home country has prevented her from returning due to a bottleneck of people in its coronavirus quarantine system

The Independent UK

Ex-government Workers Mine for Salvation in Afghan Mountains

In the bone-splitting chill of the Afghan mountains, Mohammad Israr Muradi digs through coarse earth spilling from the open mouth of an emerald mine. With an improvised sieve and a few splashes of water, the former police officer scours a slag heap for fragments of the green gemstone, swarmed by…

Asharq Al-Awsat

How will US respond to 9/11 victims seeking frozen Afghan funds?

Biden administration faces looming deadline to give position on matter regarding $7bn held at New York Federal Reserve.

Al Jazeera

The Guardian view on Afghanistan’s despair: the UK must step up

Editorial: Britain needs to show that it cares about the lives of starving humans, not just animals

The Guardian - UK

West plans to tie Afghan teacher aid to girls’ education pledge

Funds will go only to those provinces where girls are in school if Taliban do not make good on promise

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

India, Central Asian leaders discuss aid to Afghanistan

India and five central Asian countries have decided to set up a joint working group for providing aid to Afghanistan to tackle the humanitarian crisis and the issue of recognition of the Taliban

Reuters

Western diplomats seek urgent aid for Afghanistan, assurances on girls' education

Western diplomats said on Thursday they would expand their Afghan relief operations while continuing to pressure the country's Islamist Taliban rulers to respect human rights and allow girls to go to school.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Guterres Urges Major Afghan Aid Increase, Unfreezing Assets

The UN chief urged nations Wednesday to greatly boost humanitarian aid for millions of Afghans living in “a frozen hell” and release nearly $9 billion in frozen assets to pull Afghanistan’s economy back from the brink of a collapse that could set off a mass exodus of people fleeing the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Norway-Taliban Ties Date Back to Years Ago, Former Afghan Diplomats

Norway is known as an international mediator and has long been in contact with various war parties in countries around the world. Amongst these groups is Taliban which has had contacts with Norwegian politicians ever since 2005, when they regrouped following their fall from power in 2001. The summit on…

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The Independent UK

In freezing Afghanistan, aid workers rush to save millions

A flickering flame of paper, rags and random twigs is the only heat Gulnaz has to keep her 18-month-old son warm, barely visible beneath his icy blanket as she begs on a bitterly cold highway on the road to Kabul

The Independent UK

UN chief urges major Afghan aid increase, unfreezing assets

U_N_ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is urging the world’s nations to greatly boost humanitarian aid for millions of Afghans now living in “a frozen hell.”

The Hindu

Focus on trade and connectivity as PM Modi set to host first India-Central Asia summit

PM to hold video conference with Presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

France 24

In Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, some resist Sharia law

Since taking control of Afghanistan in August 2021, the Taliban have been trying to project a more moderate image to the rest of the world. They claim to have changed, in a bid to obtain financial aid and international recognition. However, this stance does not seem to match reality on…

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson authorised dogs and cats to be evacuated from Kabul as city fell to Taliban, email suggests

Boris Johnson personally authorised the evacuation of almost 200 cats and dogs from Afghanistan when thousands of people were struggling to escape the country before it fell to the Taliban, newly-released Government emails suggest.

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson did order rescue of Pen Farthing's animals from Kabul, bombshell email claims

The PM previously said it was 'complete nonsense' that the Government prioritised saving animals over people during the emergency airlift from Kabul

Al Jazeera

In Afghanistan, Taliban diktat sparks debate about women’s attire

Some Afghan women protest burqa diktat while others say the Taliban should focus on more pressing issues.

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